The Wild Swans
By Hans Christian Andersen
Beginning with "Far away in the land to which the swallows fly..." to "all the church bells rang of themselves, and the birds came in great troops," this fairy tale abounds with beautiful imagery. However the story-line and any intended symbolic meaning sail high over my head. To help me gain some insight, I sought a formal analysis, and found several sites citing this story. The most interesting read, by Katherine Odom-Tomchin, can be found at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature. The article includes many examples of some uniquely beautiful illustrations by Thomas Aquinas Maguire.
By Hans Christian Andersen
Beginning with "Far away in the land to which the swallows fly..." to "all the church bells rang of themselves, and the birds came in great troops," this fairy tale abounds with beautiful imagery. However the story-line and any intended symbolic meaning sail high over my head. To help me gain some insight, I sought a formal analysis, and found several sites citing this story. The most interesting read, by Katherine Odom-Tomchin, can be found at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature. The article includes many examples of some uniquely beautiful illustrations by Thomas Aquinas Maguire.
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